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On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:33:45 -0800 (PST), Me
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On Feb 22, 1:11 pm, wrote:
I thought I recently saw on a TV show that Space-X has a launch facility
on the
Florida coast just south of KSC. Is this true? Out of idle curiosity, I
tried
finding it on Google Earth but couldn't. Is it a separate facility or on
the
property of KSC and just one of the many launch pads you can see on
Google
Earth? Thanks.


It is on CCAFS and not KSC, They took over the Titan IV LC-40 pad.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie...06968&t=h&z=18

The Google pic is old and still shows the Titan configuration


Thanks. I think I found it on Google Earth. Now this brings up another
question.
What's the difference between KSC and Cape Canaveral? I thought Canaveral
was
just the geographic location, or place name in Florida where the KSC is
located.

Some of the area is controlled by NASA, but some is controlled by the Air
Force (i.e. Patrick AFB). Neither is synonymous with Cape Canaveral, which
is the "The Cape".

Try Google or Wikipedia. You'll find neat stuff like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_AFB

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/...sit/index.html
http://www.patrick.af.mil/library/factsheets/index.asp

Jeff
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